May 22
LHP Madison Bumgarner had a 3-1 lead in the eighth inning with Ryan Braun coming to the plate. Manager Bruce Bochy, instead of using his right-handed setup man, Sergio Romo, stuck with Bumgarner, and Braun hit a game-tying, two-run homer. Bumgarner finished with 10 strikeouts.
May 21
Bumgarner struck out 10 and walked one, but did not factor in the decision Monday after holding the Brewers to three runs -- one earned -- on five hits over 7.2 innings Monday.
Recommendation: With two outs in the eighth inning, a Brandon Crawford error put a runner on base for Ryan Braun, who tied the game with a blast into the left field bleachers. Both of those runs were unearned for Bumgarner, while the 10 strikeouts were a season high.
